Mauser 的詞源

毛瑟步槍是一種德國軍用步槍，最早於1871年由彼得·保羅（1838-1914）和威廉（1834-1882）兩兄弟發明，於1874年開始使用 Mauser。

After many and most varied experiments, the supreme military authorities of the German empire have now finally decided to supply the whole of the German army—with the exception of the Bavarians, who have a most excellent weapon already in the Werder gun—with a gun of a new pattern, made by a Würtemberg gunsmith of the name of Mauser, who lives at Oberndorf. This new pattern is called the Mauser gun or rifle. This Mauser gun is said to be in every way vastly superior to the chassepot. [G.L.M. Strauss, "Men Who Have Made the New German Empire," London, 1875]

在進行了多次不同的實驗後，德意志帝國的最高軍事當局最終決定向整個德國軍隊提供一種新型槍支，由奧本多夫的一位名叫毛瑟的維爾特伯格槍匠製造。這種新型槍支被稱爲毛瑟槍或步槍。據說，毛瑟槍在各個方面都比沙索槍優越。[G.L.M. Strauss，“Men Who Have Made the New German Empire”，倫敦，1875年]